3rd gen touch wont power/broken digitizer

I have bought a broken touch 3rd gen (just for a challenge). Wouldn't power on, is seen by the computer but not recognised. Stripped digitizer off to find the digitzer cable not there, so its been taken apart before. Surely I would still be able to turn it on, without digitizer? Other thing i've thought of, is if it needs put in to recovery mode, the home button wouldnt work?
Any help appreciated.

Place the iPod in recovery mode using one of these programs:
For PC
RecBoot: Easy Way to Put iPhone into Recovery Mode
If necessary:
Download QTMLClient.dll & iTunesMobileDevice.dll for RecBoot
For MAC or PC
The Firmware Umbrella - TinyUmbrella

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